UK: HSBC downgrades Allied Domecq

The investment bank, HSBC, has downgraded UK-based spirits combine, Allied Domecq, from "buy" to "add". The downgrade stems from concerns over price pressure faced by Allied in the Scotch whisky sector in Spain and in the US wine market.

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